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goMac · 06:35 PM

Does anyone here watch House? A quick search didn't show a House thread.

The season finale last night was probably the grossest House yet, but I liked the twist at the end.

Anyone here watch the finale?

brassplayersrock² · May 24, 2006, 06:23 PM

i did, and i've gotta say, for a season closure, it really did almost have everything.

the exploding ya know what (i dont want to make any spoilers) was a very interesting and very painful side effect

goMac · May 24, 2006, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

i did, and i've gotta say, for a season closure, it really did almost have everything.

the exploding ya know what (i dont want to make any spoilers) was a very interesting and very painful side effect

I'm not really a blood and guts guy. But I've been able to watch House pretty easily. I have to say, the premier and last nights episode were the only ones with scenes that I really couldn't watch.

Mister Elf · May 24, 2006, 06:45 PM

Last night's episode confused the hell out of me...was he hallucinating the whole time?

goMac · May 24, 2006, 06:50 PM

Originally Posted by Mister Elf

Last night's episode confused the hell out of me...was he hallucinating the whole time?

He was, I think. The one thing that confused me...

House figured out that it was a dream because everyone knew the same things he did. However, there is that scene in Cutty's office where she jumps up because she thinks House is going to go nuts again. If everyone in his dream knew everything House did, how is it that dream Cutty didn't know House wasn't going to hit her? House's staff, for example, even knew he was going to kill the patient.

The other thing I didn't get, was the patient supposed to be the guy that shot house? He looked similar, and they said the patient's wife was dead... The guy who shot house did it because supposedly his wife committed suicide...

kmkkid · May 24, 2006, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by goMac

He was, I think. The one thing that confused me...

House figured out that it was a dream because everyone knew the same things he did. However, there is that scene in Cutty's office where she jumps up because she thinks House is going to go nuts again. If everyone in his dream knew everything House did, how is it that dream Cutty didn't know House wasn't going to hit her? House's staff, for example, even knew he was going to kill the patient.

The other thing I didn't get, was the patient supposed to be the guy that shot house? He looked similar, and they said the patient's wife was dead... The guy who shot house did it because supposedly his wife committed suicide...

The way I figure it, by the ending is, he was in a coma state and dreamt it all.

No the patient wasn't the guy who shot him, he was the guy in the bed next to him in ICU. The guy he 'killed' in the end was the last patient he was treating before he was shot. It was so back and forth it was kind of too confusing to keep track of anything, but it was good

mindwaves · May 24, 2006, 07:12 PM

I didn't quite get the end, but that last episode was gruelsome.

Rumor · May 24, 2006, 07:15 PM

And here I thought this thread was about House music.

mdc · May 24, 2006, 07:19 PM

Ok, I've never seen an episode of this show but you all have gotten me curious. What exploded. Make it white text on the white background so it doesn't spoil it for anyone, I'm just curious to know what brassplayersrock is talking about with the "the exploding ya know what."

Thank you

Big Mac · May 24, 2006, 07:27 PM

I missed the finale - I'm a casual watcher of the show. From the description of it in this thread, it sounds a lot like that episode of Futurama with the space wasps that put Leela into a coma.

Velocity211 · May 24, 2006, 07:36 PM

That was gross when his eye popped out. Was he seeing the future the whole time or...?

goMac · May 24, 2006, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by kmkkid

No the patient wasn't the guy who shot him, he was the guy in the bed next to him in ICU. The guy he 'killed' in the end was the last patient he was treating before he was shot. It was so back and forth it was kind of too confusing to keep track of anything, but it was good

Well, I'm aware of literally them being two different people, I just thought the similarities were striking.

Stradlater · May 24, 2006, 07:42 PM

The end was kind of a cop out. You could kind of predict it was all a dream when they first let him take the bed next to his shooter. Other than that, it was great.

goMac · May 24, 2006, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by mdc

Ok, I've never seen an episode of this show but you all have gotten me curious. What exploded. Make it white text on the white background so it doesn't spoil it for anyone, I'm just curious to know what brassplayersrock is talking about with the "the exploding ya know what."

Thank you

Text is below. Contains spoilers about the whole episode.)

A patient's balls exploded from internal bleeding. (House was shot at the beginning of the episode. We find out at the end that House had been in a coma induced dream from the shooting, and so no one's balls really exploded, only in House's head).

goMac · May 24, 2006, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Stradlater

The end was kind of a cop out. You could kind of predict it was all a dream when they first let him take the bed next to his shooter. Other than that, it was great.

I predicted the shooter next to him was a dream, because the staff never talked to the shooter, but I didn't think the whole thing would be a dream.

brassplayersrock² · May 24, 2006, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by goMac

Text is below. Contains spoilers about the whole episode.(Deleted goMacs spoilers so they wont show up in qoute. Brass)

goMac is ALMOST right about the ending
my spoilers below: (in white)

a guys testicals exploded, and in the end we don't find out that House was in a chemical induced coma that produced the dreams, it was from his black out, and at the end is when he came out of his black out not a chemicaly induced coma. also, i do think that House learned a life lesson because at the end, he used information from his blackout dream to try and get his legged healed. the "brain reboot" thing. which in reality (mostly theory though) would work

Great episode though, and yes, i was a little OMG WTF? when the guys eye popped out

Originally Posted by goMac

I predicted the shooter next to him was a dream, because the staff never talked to the shooter, but I didn't think the whole thing would be a dream.

the girl doctor (can't remember her name) awknowledged he was there because she was looking at him, and House said something like"what? are you worried about him? i upped his dose on the chart" or, maybe i saw it as that and she was just starring off into space or something. i so gotta rewatch this episode

Brass

Chuckit · May 24, 2006, 08:54 PM

That was the most disturbing hour of TV I've seen in a long time. I loved it.

goMac · May 24, 2006, 09:10 PM

bassplayersrock: House never used the knowledge to fix his leg. The most we saw of him in real life was him being carried away on a stretcher. In fact, the previews for season 3 show him with his cain.

brassplayersrock² · May 24, 2006, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by goMac

bassplayersrock: House never used the knowledge to fix his leg. The most we saw of him in real life was him being carried away on a stretcher. In fact, the previews for season 3 show him with his cain.

why did he ask for that one thing at the end than if he didn't want to try it like they did in his black out dream?

brassplayersrock² · May 24, 2006, 09:17 PM

sorry, double post my fault

Binarymix · May 24, 2006, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock

why did he ask for that one thing at the end than if he didn't want to try it like they did in his black out dream?

He said something like "tell her: say no to ketamine" or some such wit.

Chuckit · May 24, 2006, 09:39 PM

He asked them to tell Cuddy to give him ketamine.

davesimondotcom · May 24, 2006, 10:16 PM

I'm a big fan of House. I think it's one of the best shows on TV, if not the best.

Last night's episode was one of the better ones in a while. Didn't follow "the formula." It didn't measure up to "Three Stories" from last season, which is simply the best hour of TV I've seen in years.

House is interesting because it's basically a mystery show dressed up as a bunch of doctors. It's Sherlock Holmes with a very funny curmudgeon as Holmes (House, get it?) I love how he says whatever he wants, not caring if it offends someone, but you know that he's a good guy anyway.

Hugh Laurie is great as House. It's hard for me to even think that he's the guy (other) from Black Adder sometimes...

Someday they should have Baldrick as a patient...

lavar78 · May 24, 2006, 10:50 PM

I watch House. It's no Lost or 24, but I enjoy it. The exploding ball was beyond gross.

slugslugslug · May 24, 2006, 11:35 PM

House is the first TV show I've watched regularly in a decade. I love it. But I dunno, I've kinda got a thing against "It was all a dream. Or Was It?" episodes. More in white.
My first thought was that the bit where he asked for ketamine meant that some of the stuff from the episode really happened, but that he didn't realize that the ketamine thing had been his idea. So then I was trying to sort out what was hallucinated and what wasn't, and realized that pretty much everything made more sense as not real. Especially the first time at the taqueria. So I guess it was all a hallucination, which means we don't know why that guy shot him. Unless House remembered him and actually guessed right, which I suppose isn't beyond his Holmesian people-reading abilities. But at any rate, he must not have killed the patient at the end, or else next season would be all about Cameron, Chase, and Foreman sneaking off to his apartment for advice while he took a lot of drugs waiting to get his license back.

Anyway, something about that whole plot gimmick bugs me, since it's been done so much before. I agree with davesimondotcom about the brilliance of last season's "Three Stories" episode. My GF just got Season 1 on DVD, so we may watch that'un again soon.

Big Mac · May 25, 2006, 12:37 AM

The thing I have against House is that so many of the cases seem to be very similar. A bit of variety would be a good thing. Nevertheless, I still watch it often enough.

goMac · May 25, 2006, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Big Mac

The thing I have against House is that so many of the cases seem to be very similar. A bit of variety would be a good thing. Nevertheless, I still watch it often enough.

Each episode seems pretty formulaic, but I find it pretty fun to watch actually.

brapper · May 25, 2006, 01:03 AM

If you like Hugh Laurie, look into Jeeves and Wooster.
Watched it as a kid and liked it. He's a fantastic actor.

Stradlater · May 25, 2006, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by lavar78

I watch House. It's no Lost or 24, but I enjoy it. The exploding ball was beyond gross.

I think I've come to like it more, actually, given Lost's lackluster second season performance and 24's campiness (which is still very fun, sure).

lavar78 · May 25, 2006, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Stradlater

I think I've come to like it more, actually, given Lost's lackluster second season performance and 24's campiness (which is still very fun, sure).

Different strokes I guess. As has been said, House is very formulaic. I've thoroughly enjoyed Lost this season and 24 is always fun for me. House isn't even my favorite hospital show—that would be Scrubs.

Dakar · May 25, 2006, 02:13 PM

I gotta say the tune in next season stuff at the end of the show was grossly redundant as well as stupid. I don't recall the last time a show actually said that to you.

Chuckit · May 25, 2006, 02:28 PM

Yeah, and I like how the guy was like, "House getting shot was the most shocking thing this season!" Like, no, a testicle exploding and then House gutting the patient like a fish was the most shocking thing this season. A character getting shot is common season-finale fare, and it was in the commercial.

Cody Dawg · May 25, 2006, 03:09 PM

Hugh Laurie is a brilliant actor.

Monique · May 25, 2006, 03:55 PM

I loved it to. And nothing exploded it was all in his head. They say that before you die you can see your entire life story in a few minutes. We do not know why the guy wanted to kill House; we can supposed it was because his wife committed suicide but we will know only at the beginning of the next season. And it shows the main fear of House is to loose his intellectual faculties.

SpaceMonkey · May 25, 2006, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by goMac

Each episode seems pretty formulaic

I can't wait for next season when House self-righteously saves someone's life by breaking all the rules.

Dakar · May 25, 2006, 04:56 PM

What I imagine will start to get old next season is the "seems better, goes to do something mundane (urinate, eat, move arm), all hell breaks loose... again."

davesimondotcom · May 25, 2006, 05:18 PM

We shouldn't be acting like House is the only show that follows a formula...

I mean, look at sitcoms. How many times did Lucy and Ethel come up with some "plan" that didn't work? How many shows are on (or have been on) that feature a dumb, lazy, fat guy married to a girl way out of his "integer range." (You don't even have to count the Simpsons or Family Guy since they are cartoons.)

Sure, House is formulaic, but it's also very entertaining and features very good acting.

But without the formula, there would be no formula to break in an episode like this one or "Three Stories."

24 had a brilliant concept - the idea of real-time action - but it's still a formula. How many times has a "recording" been the football everyone is after. But nobody make a copy of that recording. How many times has Kim Bauer been kidnapped? Sheesh, in the FIRST season, they resorted to amnesia as a vehicle...

Dakar · May 25, 2006, 06:19 PM

Without a doubt if it weren't for House's over-the-top (even nowadays) personality I think the show would be done next season. But when you start saying, "Here comes..." it does get a little old.